Written Answers Tuesday 22 March 2011

Scottish Executive

Agriculture

Tavish Scott (Shetland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive on what dates the (a) first and (b) last Less Favourable Area Support Scheme payments to farmers and crofters were issued in (i) 2007, (ii) 2008, (iii) 2009 and (iv) 2010.

Richard Lochhead: The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme runs from 1 January to 31 December each year with eligible claims being settled in the following year. Since the 2008 scheme, the aim has been to pay the majority of eligible claims from January and complete settlement of all claims as soon as possible thereafter. The following table shows payment performance for the 2007 to 2010 schemes:

  

Scheme
Payments Started
Payments Complete


2007
11 February 2008
30 April 2008


2008
16 January 2009
27 March 2009


2009
27 January 2010
31 March 2010


2010
28 February 2011
Ongoing



  The start to payments for the 2007 scheme year was delayed due to late approval by the European Commission.

  As far as the 2010 scheme is concerned, the Scottish Government has settled 90% of potential eligible claims, worth some £54 million. After a delayed start, this means around 9,900 farmers and crofters across Scotland have been paid and the aim is to settle the remaining claims as soon as all the required eligibility checks have been completed.

  The delayed start to the 2010 payment process was due to the disruption caused to inspection work by the severe weather from November to January: it is a condition of the scheme, put in place by the European Commission, that payments cannot start until all inspection work has been finalised.

Agriculture

Tavish Scott (Shetland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive on what date the Less Favourable Area Support Scheme payments to farmers and crofters for 2011 (a) started, or will start and (b) will stop being issued.

Richard Lochhead: The 2011 Less Favoured Area Support Scheme runs from 1 January to 31 December 2011. The Scottish Government plans to start issuing the related payments from January 2012. Payments will be processed after all necessary eligibility checks have been completed and, given the example of most recent years, it is expected payments will be effectively complete by February 2012.

Drug Misuse

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the average fine was for possessing (a) heroin, (b) cocaine, (c) ecstasy, (d) cannabis and (e) amphetamines in the Lothians region in 2009-10, broken down by sheriff court, and what percentage change was from the previous year.

Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table.

  Average (Mean) Fine (£) for Possession of Selected Drugs1,3, by Sheriff Court2, 2008-09 and 2009-10

  

 
2008-094
2009-10
 


Sheriff Court/Drug
No of Fines
Mean
No of Fines
Mean
% Change from 2008-09 to 2009-10


Edinburgh
 
 
 
 
 


Cannabis
45
154
59
125
-19


Heroin
68
198
61
194
-2


Cocaine
72
220
89
204
-7


Amphetamines
3
153
3
187
22


Ecstasy
34
216
6
275
27


Haddington
 
 
 
 
 


Cannabis
1
300
6
137
-54


Heroin
5
218
8
163
-25


Cocaine
2
350
14
326
-7


Amphetamines
0
0
2
125
n/a


Ecstasy
1
100
1
335
235


Linlithgow
 
 
 
 
 


Cannabis
31
121
25
175
45


Heroin
18
203
2
113
-44


Cocaine
7
299
10
214
-28


Amphetamines
4
166
3
167
1


Ecstasy
1
700
1
200
-71



  Notes:

  1. Where main offence.

  2. Including Justice of the Peace courts.

  3. The Criminal History System, from which these data are derived, contains an offence modifier code for a crime or offence which provides additional information for the specific incident as opposed to the actual charge. This code has been used here to identify the type of drug involved in drugs possession offences, however it should be noted that only around half the records on the CHS for drugs offences contain details of the drug(s) involved.

  4. The 2008-09 data presented above is based on a revised classification system and so differs from information previously provided.

Emergency Services

Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many attacks there were on emergency workers while on duty in 2010, broken down by local authority area.

Kenny MacAskill: Number of crimes of an attack on an emergency worker recorded by the police in 2009-10, by local authority area.

  

Local Authority Area
2009-10


Aberdeen City
244


Aberdeenshire
63


Angus
78


Argyll and Bute
65


Clackmannanshire
54


Dumfries and Galloway
113


Dundee City
152


East Ayrshire
126


East Dunbartonshire
63


East Lothian
38


East Renfrewshire
39


Edinburgh City
370


Eilean Siar (W.Isles)
24


Falkirk
122


Fife
363


Glasgow City
1,327


Highland
157


Inverclyde
54


Midlothian
46


Moray
64


North Ayrshire
99


North Lanarkshire
456


Orkney Islands
3


Perth and Kinross
118


Renfrewshire
233


Scottish Borders
72


Shetland Islands
11


South Ayrshire
72


South Lanarkshire
365


Stirling
88


West Dunbartonshire
138


West Lothian
103


Scotland
5,320



  2009-10 is the first year in which all police forces started consistently recording minor assaults on police officers, as assaulting an emergency worker under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005. As a result, previous years data will not necessarily have included all emergency workers. Data for years prior to 2009-10 is available at police force area level in the paper Assaults on police officers and other emergency workers, in Scotland, 1999-00 to 2008-09 published by the Scottish Government in June 2010, a copy of which is available in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50564).

Fatal Accident Inquiry

Nigel Don (North East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to publish its response to Lord Cullen of Whitekirk’s review of Fatal Accident and Sudden Deaths Inquiry legislation.

Kenny MacAskill: The Scottish Government’s response was published today. The response can be accessed at www.scotland.gov.uk/SGResponsetoCullenReview .

Ferry Services

Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an update of the tender for the Gourock to Dunoon ferry service.

Keith Brown: Tender documents in respect of the Gourock-Dunoon ferry service were issued to the following shortlisted bidders on 18 February 2011:

  Clyde Marine Ltd

  Cowal Ferries Ltd

  Highland and Universal Securities Ltd

  Western Ferries (Clyde) Ltd.

  One bidder, Highland and Universal Securities Ltd, has since withdrawn from the tendering process. The closing date for receipt of tenders is 28 March 2011. A contract will be in place by 30 June 2011 for a new town-centre to town-centre Gourock-Dunoon ferry service.

Fuel Poverty

Johann Lamont (Glasgow Pollok) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to tackle fuel poverty.

Alex Neil: This year, we have helped over 200,000 people through the Energy Assistance Package through free heating help, insulation, tax credit and benefit entitlement checks and general energy efficiency advice. Since its implementation in April 2009 the EAP has delivered heating measures (complete systems and boilers) for over 19,000 homes. We are focusing on improving domestic energy efficiency because that is where we have full powers to act. With more powers for this Parliament, we could tackle the two most important causes affecting fuel poverty; that is incomes and energy prices.

Further Education

Peter Peacock (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has concerns regarding any implications for (a) jobs and (b) the continuation of college campuses in the Highlands and Islands arising from the budget for 2011-12.

Angela Constance: The difficult decisions colleges, including those serving the Highlands and Islands, are now being obliged to take to balance their own budgets for next year derive directly from Westminster’s cut of £1.3 billion in the Scottish block grant. We have asked colleges to proceed in a way that minimises impact on the learner. We have also written to the principal of every college in Scotland seeking an assurance that the college will seek to avoid compulsory redundancies.

  Decisions on how and where courses are delivered are a matter entirely for the college concerned. However, ministers were greatly encouraged that the college sector has agreed to maintain in 2011-12 the number of core student places.

Health

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS hospital beds there were in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and have been in 2010-11, broken down by NHS board

Nicola Sturgeon: Data on the average number of available staffed beds for all acute specialities since the 1985-86 financial year is shown in table 1. Data on available staffed beds by NHS board is available from the 2000-01 financial year onwards. This information is shown in table 2. Information on the 2010-11 financial year will be published on 28 June 2011. Further information on the average number of available staffed beds is routinely published on the Acute Hospital Care section of the ISD website at the following link: http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/3426.html .

  Table 1: Average Number of Available Staffed Beds in Scotland for all Acute Specialties; Financial year 1985-86 to 2009-10

  

Financial Year
Number of Beds


1985-86
23,002


1986-87
22,649


1987-88
22,322


1988-89
21,904


1989-90
21,578


1990-91
21,396


1991-92
20,724


1992-93
20,747


1993-94
20,308


1994-95
19,941


1995-96
19,678


1996-97
19,391


1997-98
19,058


1998-99
18,764


1999-00
18,456


2000-01
18,091


2001-02
18,029


2002-03
17,903


2003-04
17,710


2004-05
17,559


2005-06
17,537


2006-07
17,505


2007-08
17,344


2008-09
17,383


2009-10
17,099



  Source: ISD(S)1.

  Table 2: Average Number of Available Staffed Beds by NHS Board for all Acute Specialties; Financial Year 2000-01 to 2009-10

  

NHS Board
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05


Scotland
18,091
18,029
17,903
17,710
17,559


Ayrshire and Arran
1,200
1,226
1,230
1,234
1,238


Borders
387
392
380
389
378


Dumfries and Galloway
435
433
429
430
430


Fife
864
868
857
834
869


Forth Valley
742
750
741
722
713


Grampian
1,967
1,936
1,917
1,894
1,909


Greater Glasgow and Clyde
5,241
5,238
5,180
5,156
5,049


Highland
1,138
1,144
1,142
1,086
1,098


Lanarkshire
1,708
1,664
1,640
1,627
1,573


Lothian
2,584
2,628
2,589
2,536
2,516


Orkney
59
61
63
63
65


Shetland
58
58
58
58
58


Tayside
1,541
1,480
1,524
1,523
1,455


Western Isles
165
152
153
158
163



  

NHS Board
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10


Scotland
17,537
17,505
17,344
17,383
17,099


Ayrshire and Arran
1,236
1,214
1,204
1,209
1,171


Borders
391
400
400
387
362


Dumfries and Galloway
431
442
438
527
534


Fife
832
842
845
828
802


Forth Valley
672
653
672
688
609


Grampian
1,898
1,971
1,910
1,878
1,850


Greater Glasgow and Clyde
5,069
5,087
5,101
4,968
4,915


Highland
1,111
1,092
1,059
1,076
1,038


Lanarkshire
1,570
1,537
1,522
1,509
1,509


Lothian
2,533
2,518
2,530
2,538
2,518


Orkney
58
53
43
48
48


Shetland
58
57
46
48
50


Tayside
1,456
1,412
1,374
1,378
1,384


Western Isles
151
145
131
131
131



  Source: ISD(S)1.

  Note: The Scotland total also includes beds within the Golden Jubilee National Hospital.

  Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what capital projects in health will be supported by the financial allocation for 2011-12, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) amount allocated.

Nicola Sturgeon: NHS Scotland health boards have prepared draft Local Delivery Plans for 2011-12 supported by financial plans for discussion and agreement with Scottish Government. When finalised these documents will provide details of which capital projects will be taken forward in 2011-12 broken down by (a) NHS board

  Financial plans include a rolling five-year programme of capital expenditure and the process for reaching agreement on each health board’s capital programme and hence individual health projects is currently underway. When finalised these documents will provide details matching capital projects being taken forward in 2011-12 with (b) amount allocated

  Revised capital planning arrangements are in place from 1 April 2011 as a result of guidance issued via CEL32 (2010). The formula based allocation is now made to support routine statutory compliance and equipment replacement only, with specific funding allocated to boards/special boards to support existing legal commitments in excess of delegated limits. Formula allocations for territorial and special health boards are therefore not directly comparable with those for previous years. Project specific funding in health will be supported by either wholly public funding through capital allocations or revenue finance when carried out through the hub initiative or NPD model or through a mixture of both.

  Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what health projects that are (a) legally committed, (b) at final business case stage and (c) at outline business case stage will be funded under the capital allocation for 2011-12.

Nicola Sturgeon: NHS Scotland health boards prepare annual local delivery plans supported by a balanced financial plan for discussion and agreement with Scottish Government. Financial plans include a rolling five-year programme of capital expenditure. Draft Plans for 2011-12 have been received and the process for reaching agreement on each health board’s capital programme and hence individual health projects in 2011-12 is currently underway.

  Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what capital projects in health are (a) legally committed, (b) at final business case stage and (c) at outline business case stage.

Nicola Sturgeon: a) In relation to capital projects which are legally committed could I please refer the member to my answer to question S3W-40462 on 22 March 2011.

  b) There are no capital projects with approved final business cases which are not yet legally committed. 

  c) There are two capital projects for which have reached an Outline Business Case stage – NHS Highland’s day surgery centre at Raigmore Hospital and NHS Lothian’s reprovision of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children.

  All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

Healthcare Associated Infection

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-39516 by Nicola Sturgeon on 1 March 2011, when it will reply to the letter from Lord Maclean of 10 December 2010.

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-39516 by Nicola Sturgeon on 1 March 2011, whether it has informally indicated to Lord MacLean that a delay in publishing the final report on the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry would be acceptable.

Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-40541 on 17 March 2011. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

  Gil Paterson (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are plans to extend the duration of the public inquiry into the Clostridium difficile outbreak at the Vale of Leven Hospital.

Nicola Sturgeon: On 10 December 2010, Lord MacLean, Chairman of the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry wrote to me seeking an extension to the duration of the Inquiry which was due to report by 31 May 2011.

  Lord MacLean has indicated that the evidence obtained by the Inquiry to date has led to the need for more detailed investigations to be carried out. These investigations include the commissioning of experts to produce a large number of high quality and credible reports. I have agreed with Lord MacLean, therefore, that the date for submitting the Inquiry report be extended to September 2012 although he is hopeful that it may be submitted earlier, possibly by June 2012.

  Having carefully considered Lord MacLean’s request, I have agreed to this extension.

Justice

Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were convicted for an offence with a bail aggravator in 2009, broken down by police force area.

Kenny MacAskill: Information on offence aggravations has been published and classified as "data being developed" alongside the 2009-10 Criminal Proceedings in Scotland statistical bulletin and therefore extreme caution needs to be applied to these figures.

  They are initial results of a testing phase and are not fully developed. It is important that users clearly understand the status of these series and apply caution to the results, particularly when comparing results across time or geographically.

  We are planning work to increase our understanding of offence aggravations data and to assess and attempt to improve the consistency of recording of the data. It is anticipated that this work will be completed during 2011. An update and full details of any changes will be provided with publication of the 2010-11 Criminal Proceedings Bulletin. More details are available here: 

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/Datasets/CrimProcDatDev.

  The available information is given in the following table.

  Persons Convicted of Offences with a Bail Aggravator, by Police Force Area, 2009-10

  

Police Force
2009-10


Central
1,243


Dumfries and Galloway
290


Fife
1,208


Grampian
1,722


Lothian and Borders
2,410


Northern
675


Strathclyde
8,325


Tayside
1,300


Scotland1
17,174



  Note: 1. Contains one offence where police force is unknown.

  Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were convicted for an offence with a bail aggravator in 2010, broken down by police force area.

Kenny MacAskill: Information for 2010-11 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2010-11 Statistical Bulletin. This is due to be published in December 2011.

  The dates of all Scottish Government Official and National Statistics publications are pre-announced, and the up to date list of future publications can be found at:

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Search/Forthcoming.

  Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were convicted for handling an offensive weapon with a bail aggravator in 2009, broken down by police force area.

Kenny MacAskill: Information on offence aggravations has been published and classified as "data being developed" alongside the 2009-10 Criminal Proceedings in Scotland statistical bulletin and therefore extreme caution needs to be applied to these figures.

  They are initial results of a testing phase and are not fully developed. It is important that users clearly understand the status of these series and apply caution to the results, particularly when comparing results across time or geographically.

  We are planning work to increase our understanding of offence aggravations data and to assess and attempt to improve the consistency of recording of the data. It is anticipated that this work will be completed during 2011. An update and full details of any changes will be provided with publication of the 2010-11 Criminal Proceedings Bulletin. More details are available here: 

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/Datasets/CrimProcDatDev.

  The crime of handling an offensive weapon includes the offences of possession of an offensive weapon; restriction of offensive weapons, and having in a public place an article with a blade or point. An ‘offensive weapon’ means any article made or adapted for use for causing injury to the person, or intended by the person having it with him for such use by him or by some other person, and the statistics therefore include such weapons as knives, pieces of wood, baseball bats, belts and bottles.

  The available information is given in the following table.

  Persons Convicted of Handling an Offensive Weapon Offences1 with a Bail Aggravator, by Police Force Area

  

Police Force
2009-10


Central
27


Dumfries and Galloway
6


Fife
28


Grampian
25


Lothian and Borders
55


Northern
5


Strathclyde
339


Tayside
21


Scotland
506



  Note: 1. Where main offence. 

  Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were convicted for handling an offensive weapon with a bail aggravator in 2010, broken down by police force area.

Kenny MacAskill: Information for 2010-11 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2010-11 Statistical Bulletin. This is due to be published in December 2011.

  The dates of all Scottish Government Official and National Statistics publications are pre-announced, and the up to date list of future publications can be found at:

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Search/Forthcoming.

  Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions there were under section 74 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010.

Kenny MacAskill: Information on charges proved with religious offence aggravations, under section 74 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003, has been published and classified as "data being developed" alongside the 2009-10 Criminal Proceedings in Scotland statistical bulletin and therefore extreme caution needs to be applied to these figures. 

  They are initial results of a testing phase and are not fully developed. It is important that users clearly understand the status of these data and apply caution to the results, particularly when comparing results across time or geographically.

  We are planning work to increase our understanding of offence aggravations data and to assess and attempt to improve the consistency of recording of the data. It is anticipated that this work will be completed during 2011. An update and full details of any changes will be provided with publication of the 2010-11 Criminal Proceedings Bulletin. More details are available here: 

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/Datasets/CrimProcDatDev

  There were 275 persons proceeded against in court in 2009-10 under section 74 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003.

  Information for 2010-11 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2010-11 Statistical Bulletin. This is due to be published in December 2011.

  The dates of all Scottish Government Official and National Statistics publications are pre-announced, and the up to date list of future publications can be found at:

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Search/Forthcoming.

  Cathy Jamieson (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents involving BB guns have been reported to the police in each of the last four years, broken down by (a) police force and (b) local authority.

Kenny MacAskill: This information is not held centrally.

  The information held on firearm offences cannot be broken down into specific air weapon types. Data is available on the total number of air weapon offences recorded by the eight Scottish police forces in the Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms statistical bulletin:

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/PubFirearms.

  Cathy Jamieson (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the age range was of people reported to police for alleged illegal use of airguns in each of the last four years, broken down by (a) police force and (b) local authority.

Kenny MacAskill: Firearm offences in which an air weapon was alleged to have been used and an accused was identified, by age of main accused and police force area, Scotland, 2006-07 to 2009-10:

  Age of Accused by Police Force Area

  

 
2006-07
2007-08
2008-091
2009-10


15 or under
16-20
21 or over
15 or under
16-20
21 or over
15 or under
16-20
21 or over
15 or under
16-20
21 or over


Central
1
1
6
1
2
1
1
4
7
1
2
3


Dumfries and Galloway
2
3
5
3
6
4
2
2
2
1
2
4


Fife
3
8
16
7
4
8
2
6
10
13
10
5


Grampian
-
6
7
2
2
8
-
1
5
-
1
1


Lothian and Borders
9
24
18
10
27
14
7
13
18
10
22
16


Northern
1
3
3
5
13
8
-
4
9
1
4
16


Strathclyde
54
80
108
56
92
86
41
37
64
37
43
63


Tayside
2
6
4
2
6
4
-
6
8
-
3
7


Grand Total
72
131
167
86
152
133
53
73
123
63
87
115



  Source: Scottish Government, Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland statistical bulletin series.

  Notes: 1. Data revised to include figures for Fife Constabulary for Quarter 1 of 2008-09. This data was not included in either the 2008-09 or 2009-10 Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland publication. This omission is believed to have a negligible impact upon the overall results and trends of the firearm offences bulletin and will be rectified at the earliest opportunity.

  Firearm offences in which an air weapon was alleged to have been used and an accused was identified, by age of main accused and local authority area, Scotland, 2006-07 to 2009-10:

  Age of Accused by Local Authority Area

  

 
2006-07
2007-08
2008-091
2009-10


15 or under
16-20
21 or over
15 or under
16-20
21 or over
15 or under
16-20
21 or over
15 or under
16-20
21 or over


Aberdeen City
-
3
2
2
-
5
-
-
4
-
-
-


Aberdeenshire
-
-
2
-
-
2
-
1
1
-
1
1


Angus
2
1
2
1
1
1
-
-
1
-
2
2


Argyll and Bute
3
-
2
-
5
4
-
3
1
2
-
2


Clackmannanshire
-
1
2
1
-
-
1
-
-
1
1
2


Dumfries and Galloway
2
3
5
3
6
4
2
2
2
1
2
4


Dundee
-
3
1
-
5
3
-
4
1
-
-
2


East Ayrshire
2
5
13
4
12
7
3
6
6
6
2
2


East Dunbartonshire
-
11
-
2
2
4
2
-
4
2
-
2


East Lothian
-
4
2
3
10
5
1
-
2
-
2
-


East Renfrewshire
-
-
3
2
3
8
-
-
2
1
-
2


Edinburgh City
6
8
10
5
3
8
3
3
4
7
15
6


Eilean Siar
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
7


Falkirk
1
-
3
-
1
1
-
1
3
-
1
1


Fife
3
8
16
7
4
8
2
6
10
13
10
5


Glasgow City
16
26
22
13
26
27
11
8
18
10
12
15


Highland
-
3
3
5
9
5
-
4
8
1
4
9


Inverclyde
-
4
1
-
2
3
5
1
-
-
3
1


Midlothian
1
4
-
-
2
-
1
1
-
-
4
2


Moray
-
3
3
-
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


North Ayrshire
1
8
10
8
4
5
4
5
2
6
5
8


North Lanarkshire
15
12
24
13
11
7
9
5
14
3
5
15


Orkney Islands
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


Perth and Kinross
-
2
1
1
-
-
-
2
6
-
1
3


Renfrewshire
1
2
4
1
13
10
-
1
7
1
-
-


Scottish Borders
-
2
3
-
2
1
-
7
9
-
-
3


Shetland Islands
1
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


South Ayrshire
3
2
8
2
3
5
1
2
5
2
2
2


South Lanarkshire
8
3
14
6
5
5
2
5
3
3
9
12


Stirling
-
-
1
-
1
-
-
3
4
-
-
-


West Dunbartonshire
5
7
7
5
6
1
4
1
2
1
5
2


West Lothian
2
6
3
2
10
-
2
2
3
3
1
5


Scotland
72
131
167
86
152
133
53
73
123
63
87
115



  Source: Scottish Government, Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland statistical bulletin series.

  Note: 1. Data revised to include figures for Fife Constabulary for Quarter 1 of 2008-09. This data was not included in either the 2008-09 or 2009-10 Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland publication. This omission is believed to have a negligible impact upon the overall results and trends of the firearm offences bulletin and will be rectified at the earliest opportunity.

  The Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2009-10 statistical bulletin was published on 26 October 2010 and can be found here:

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/10/25143316/0.

  Cathy Jamieson (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the age range was of people reported to police regarding the discharge of BB guns in each of the last four years, broken down by (a) police force and (b) local authority.

Kenny MacAskill: This information is not held centrally.

  The information held on firearm offences cannot be broken down into specific air weapon types. Data is available on the total number of air weapon offences recorded by the eight Scottish police forces in the Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms statistical bulletin:

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/PubFirearms.

  Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were convicted of carrying a knife or other bladed weapon in the Lothians region in 2009-10.

Kenny MacAskill: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-39443 on 7 March 2011. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

  The crime of handling an offensive weapon includes the offences of possession of an offensive weapon; restriction of offensive weapons, and having in a public place an article with a blade or point. An ‘offensive weapon’ means any article made or adapted for use for causing injury to the person, or intended by the person having it with him for such use by him or by some other person, and the statistics therefore include such weapons as knives, pieces of wood, baseball bats, belts and bottles.

  Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what disposals were applied to people convicted of carrying a knife or other bladed weapon in the Lothians region in 2009-10.

Kenny MacAskill: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-39443 on 7 March 2011. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: 

  http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

  The crime of handling an offensive weapon includes the offences of possession of an offensive weapon; restriction of offensive weapons, and having in a public place an article with a blade or point. An "offensive weapon" means any article made or adapted for use for causing injury to the person, or intended by the person having it with him for such use by him or by some other person, and the statistics therefore include such weapons as knives, pieces of wood, baseball bats, belts and bottles.

  Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the 10 most common offences were for which (a) men and (b) women in Edinburgh have been sent to prison in each year since 2007-08, broken down by (i) age group and (ii) number of offences.

Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following tables.

  Number of Males with a Charge Proved1 in Edinburgh Courts, by the 10 most Common Offences2 (by Total Males) Resulting in a Custodial Sentence, by Age Group and Number of Offences, 2007-08 to 2009-10:

  

Offence / Financial Year
Total Males
Under 21
21 to 30
Over 30


2007-08
 
 
 
 


Common assault
151
33
59
59


Breach of the peace
149
16
49
84


Shoplifting
135
12
89
34


Housebreaking
129
31
69
29


Crimes against public justice
120
28
41
51


Drugs
90
5
42
43


Unlawful use of vehicle
78
8
39
31


Other theft
77
14
42
21


Serious assault and attempted murder
56
23
19
14


Handling an offensive weapon
53
7
27
19


2008-09
 
 
 
 


Shoplifting
260
24
131
105


Breach of the peace
177
18
67
92


Common assault
153
22
66
65


Housebreaking
134
32
67
35


Crimes against public justice
109
40
33
36


Drugs
102
6
44
52


Other theft
90
12
45
33


Handling an offensive weapon
86
13
40
33


Unlawful use of vehicle
52
3
27
22


Serious assault and attempted murder
47
12
24
11


2009-10
 
 
 
 


Shoplifting
210
16
88
106


Crimes against public justice
112
27
39
46


Housebreaking
111
18
60
33


Common assault
110
16
53
41


Breach of the peace
93
9
37
47


Other theft
86
9
49
28


Drugs
77
5
33
39


Handling an offensive weapon
43
8
20
15


Other crimes of dishonesty3
38
4
20
14


Serious assault and attempted murder
34
16
10
8



  Notes:

  1. Where main offence.

  2. Based on standard categories of offences used in criminal proceedings in Scottish Courts statistical bulletins.

  3. Includes currency offences, other criminal conduct, money laundering related offences, insider dealing and proceeds of crime.

  Number of Females with a Charge Proved1 in Edinburgh Courts, by the 10 most Common Offences2 (by Total Females) Resulting in a Custodial Sentence, by Age Group and Number of Offences, 2007-08 to 2009-10

  

Offence / Financial Year
Total Females
Under 21
21 to 30
Over 30


2007-08
 
 
 
 


Shoplifting
26
5
10
11


Other theft
23
8
12
3


Breach of the peace
17
0
6
11


Crimes against public justice
13
1
7
5


Drugs
13
0
7
6


Common assault
10
0
6
4


Fraud
9
0
4
5


Robbery
4
1
3
0


Other crimes of dishonesty3
3
2
0
1


Fire-raising
3
0
0
3


2008-09
 
 
 
 


Shoplifting
30
1
15
14


Drugs
16
0
12
4


Breach of the peace
10
0
5
5


Common assault
9
2
7
0


Other theft
8
2
6
0


Crimes against public justice
7
3
2
2


Fraud
6
1
2
3


Other crimes of dishonesty3
5
1
1
3


Housebreaking
3
1
1
1


Unlawful use of vehicle
3
0
0
3


2009-10
 
 
 
 


Shoplifting
21
0
15
6


Breach of the peace
10
2
1
7


Other theft
8
2
2
4


Crimes against public justice
7
0
2
5


Drugs
7
0
2
5


Fraud
4
0
1
3


Common assault
4
0
0
4


Serious assault and attempted murder
3
1
0
2


Robbery
3
0
3
0


Other miscellaneous offences
3
0
2
1



  Notes:

  1. Where main offence.

  2. Based on standard categories of offences used in Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts statistical bulletins.

  3. Includes currency offences, other criminal conduct, money laundering related offences, insider dealing and proceeds of crime.

Lobbying

Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to participate in the UK Public Affairs Council’s scheme for the voluntary registration of lobbyists and with the UK Government in its plan to establish a statutory scheme.

Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government is aware of the voluntary registration scheme launched by UKPAC on 1 March. The scheme is run independently of government. Membership is currently confined to UKPAC’s three founding bodies – the Association of Professional Political Consultants; the Public Relations Consultants Association and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.

  The UK Government indicated last year that it intends to "tackle lobbying through introducing a statutory register of lobbyists". No further details has been published. Action to establish a statutory scheme was not mentioned in the Queen’s Speech. In the absence of concrete proposals, or of any approach from the UK Government, the implications for Scotland of such a scheme remain unclear.

  Lobbying of members of the Scottish Parliament is a matter for the Parliament itself to regulate. The Code of Conduct for MSPs defines the standards to which MSPs are expected to adhere. The overriding objective is to ensure transparency and probity in the way the Parliament conducts its business. The Scottish Ministerial Code also contains provision about contacts with lobbyists. It would be open to the Parliament to extend existing arrangements, including by establishing a statutory register, should it so wish.

Ministerial Visits

Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many official ministerial visits have been made to (a) Orkney, (b) Shetland and (c) the Western Isles in each year since 2007.

John Swinney: The Information requested is not routinely recorded and therefore not held in the format requested. Systems were put in place on 8 March 2010 to collect this information more easily and we have provided this in the following table.

  2010

  

Orkney
Shetland
Western Isles


8 Ministerial Visits
3 Ministerial Visits
9 Ministerial Visits

Police

Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many whole-time equivalent police support staff were employed in May 2007 and are now employed, broken down by police force area.

Kenny MacAskill: Information on police support staff is available as a snapshot figure at the end of each quarter. We therefore cannot provide data as at May 2007. Data provided below are as at June 2007 and 31 December each year to 2010.

  Police Support Staff (Full-Time Equivalent) as at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2010

  

 
As at 30 June 20071
As at 31 December 2007
As at 31 December 2008
As at 31 December 2009
As at 31 December 2010


Central
388
353
339
350
342


Dumfries and Galloway
250
264
252
255
248


Fife
505
477
476
473
476


Grampian
740
759
720
737
693


Lothian and Borders
1,210
1,265
1,186
1,284
1,238


Northern
371
366
332
354
337


Strathclyde
2,669
2,632
2,474
2,558
2,453


Tayside
535
509
478
532
551


SPSA1
886
937
1,286
1,303
1,356


Scotland
7,554
7,562
7,543
7,846
7,694



  Note: 1. SPSA figure for June 2007 is a headcount of staff who transferred from police forces on 1 April 2007.

  Robert Brown (Glasgow) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the project for the new Strathclyde Police headquarters in Dalmarnock has been approved and, if not, what stage it is at.

Kenny MacAskill: This is a matter for the Strathclyde Police Authority. I have made clear to the authority my view that consideration of this project should be put on hold, and that no significant sums of public expenditure should be committed to it, until decisions about the future structure of Scottish policing have been made after the next Scottish Parliamentary elections.

  This project would be mainly funded by borrowing which would not be repaid until 2064. We should not allow a project which may not be needed to impose such a burden on Scotland’s police service and public finances.

  Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive when the revised figures showing the estimated costs of moving to a single police force will be published.

Kenny MacAskill: The Sustainable Policing Project Team, led by Deputy Chief Constable Neil Richardson, has undertaken a detailed assessment of the three options for police reform on which we are consulting. The Team’s Phase 2 Report will be published on the Scottish Government website (www.scotland.gov.uk/policereform) immediately following its discussion at the Scottish Policing Board on 21 March and will include significantly refined estimates of the potential savings that could be delivered through reform, alongside an estimate of transition costs.

Prison Service

Dr Richard Simpson (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has undertaken research on the reason for the increase in the number of prisoners on remand.

Kenny MacAskill: The population of remand prisoners has increased over the past decade, but the latest figures for 2009-10 show an average daily remand population 9% lower than the previous year.

  There has been internal analysis of the reasons for the increase in the remand population. Trends in the number of remand prisoners are monitored through regular prison statistics publications and the most recent prison population projections statistical release includes discussion of the factors contributing to increases in the remand population during the late 2000s.

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/PubPrisons.

  Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many human rights cases are pending against the Scottish Prison Service from prisoners at HMP Edinburgh, broken down by type of claim.

Kenny MacAskill: I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:

  This information is not available. However, SPS records show that there are 391 live claims relating to slopping out that includes periods held in HMP Edinburgh. There are also seven claims relating to segregation that include periods held in HMP Edinburgh and three personal injury claims where prisoners allege a breach of their human rights.

  Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many prison officers at HMP (a) Edinburgh and (b) Addiewell were assaulted in 2010 and what disposals were applied.

Kenny MacAskill: I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:

  The following table illustrates the number of Prison Officers assaulted within HMP Addiewell and HMP Edinburgh, included are serious, minor and non injury assaults for the period 2010:

  

 
Number of Staff Assaulted
Number of Assaults Reported to the Police


Addiewell
45
45


Edinburgh
18
18


Totals
63
63



  The following table illustrates the number of Prisoners who have been subject to disciplinary proceedings as a result of their participation in alleged assaults on Prison Officers within HMP Addiewell and HMP Edinburgh.

  

Internal Disposals
Guilty Verdicts
Result Unknown


Addiewell
41
1 No Record of Charge
1 Outstanding
1 Unfit to Attend
1 Prisoner Liberated


Edinburgh
18
1 Outstanding


Totals
59
5



  Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been released from prison in the Lothians region under automatic early release in each year since 2006-07, broken down by prison.

Kenny MacAskill: I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows: 

  The following table shows the number of offenders released at the earliest date of liberation from prisons in the Lothians region by calendar year.

  

 
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010


Addiewell
N/A
N/A
N/A
821
958


Edinburgh
1,455
1,521
1,302
1,280
1,197



  Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many banned items were seized from individuals entering prison in the Lothians region in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) item and (b) prison.

Kenny MacAskill: I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:

  The following table illustrates the number of banned items seized from prisoners entering prisons within the Lothian region over the last five years, broken down by item and establishment.

  

Addiewell
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005


Drugs
9
0
0
 
 
 


Mobile Telephones
3
0
0
 
 
 


Sim Cards
5
0
0
 
 
 


Weapons
0
0
0
 
 
 


Totals
17
0
0
 
 
 



  

Edinburgh
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005


Drugs
2
0
4
8
5
15


Mobile Telephones
4
4
1
3
1
1


Sim Cards
0
0
4
1
1
2


Weapons
2
0
2
0
0
0


Drug Paraphernalia
0
0
0
0
0
2


Totals
8
4
11
12
7
20



  The following table illustrates the number of banned items seized from visitors entering prisons within the Lothian region over the last five years, broken down by item and establishment.

  

Addiewell
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005


Drugs
12
24
0
 
 
 


Mobile Telephones
1
5
0
 
 
 


Sim Cards
9
3
0
 
 
 


Totals
22
32
0
 
 
 



  

Edinburgh
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005


Drugs
15
23
20
17
27
27


Mobile Telephones
0
0
0
0
1
0


Sim Cards
0
16
21
4
0
0


Weapons
0
0
0
0
0
2


Totals
15
39
41
21
28
29



  Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many drug finds there have been in prisons in the Lothians region in each month since January 2007, broken down by (a) prison and (b) type of drug.

Kenny MacAskill: I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. His response is as follows:

  The following tables illustrate the number of drug finds recorded in each month since January 2007 for each of the prisons located in the Lothian’s region broken down by establishment. SPS does not carry out analysis on substances found.

  

2010
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec


Addiewell
41
25
23
25
16
28
28
22
17
15
17
18


Edinburgh
21
7
22
22
24
25
22
31
15
23
15
28



  

2009
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec


Addiewell
0
15
46
11
13
17
26
21
23
32
14
29


Edinburgh
21
27
27
15
21
18
29
19
26
20
23
32



  Note: HMP Addiewell’s prisoner population was integrated over a period of three months, with maximum prisoner population achieved March 2009.

  

2008
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec


Addiewell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0


Edinburgh
30
29
36
30
29
32
30
18
20
28
25
18



  Note: HMP Addiewell opened 09 December 2008.

  

2007
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec


Edinburgh
9
15
9
12
16
23
16
15
19
21
27
27

Procurement

Peter Peacock (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the decision of Scottish Enterprise to ask small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and others to pay 25% towards accessing support by use of their intangible assets will have on its commitment to free support for SMEs and voluntary sector organisations to bid for public sector contracts.

Jim Mather: European State aid regulations state that for initial investment projects the beneficiary of aid must provide a contribution of at least 25% of the eligible costs, either through its own resources or by external financing. Scottish Enterprise, in common with other organisations distributing public resources, must abide by these rules.

  The Scottish Government is committed to making it easier for SMEs and third sector organisations to access public sector contracts. The Public Procurement Advisory Group (PPAG) meets quarterly and is chaired by Mr Mather, bringing together supplier representatives from CBI Scotland, Chambers of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses and the third sector.

  In addition, in October 2008, the Cabinet Secretary launched Public Contracts Scotland, a "one stop shop" public sector contract advertising system. Its principle aim is to provide businesses with free and easy access to contract opportunities. Since the launch: 

  Over 50, 000 suppliers have registered (84% are SMEs);

  Over 300 public bodies use the portal;

  Over 14,000 business opportunities (notices and awards) has been published;

  74% of contracts advertised on Public Contracts Scotland are awarded to SMEs"

Public Transport

Elaine Smith (Coatbridge and Chryston) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what penalties there are for bus companies that fail to satisfy local demand.

Keith Brown: The provision of local bus services is generally a matter for individual bus operators, who use their own commercial judgement on service routes and frequencies including the number and size of vehicles used. Local authorities can provide subsidy for services that are not provided on a commercial basis but this is entirely a matter for the local authority. The Scottish Government provides funding to local authorities for this purpose.

  Elaine Smith (Coatbridge and Chryston) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what provisions there are to ensure adequate bus coverage at peak times.

Keith Brown: The majority of bus services in Scotland are operated on a commercial basis by private bus companies. Provided that an operator registers a service with the Office of the Traffic Commissioner, they can operate any route to any frequency they wish. Local authorities can provide subsidy for services that are not provided on a commercial basis but this is entirely a matter for the local authority. The Scottish Government provides funding to local authorities for this purpose.

  Elaine Smith (Coatbridge and Chryston) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much public money has been spent subsidising bus services in each year since 1999, also broken down by parliamentary constituency.

Keith Brown: Local authorities can provide subsidy for services that are not provided on a commercial basis. In addition, the Scottish Government provides subsidy to all local bus services through the Bus Service Operators Grant scheme. Scotland level figures are available from the Scottish Government’s Bus and Coach Statistics publication which can be found at:

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Transport-Travel/PubBusCoach. 

  Table 10 shows local authority support for bus operators and table 12 shows Bus Service Operators Grant expenditure. This information is not available at Scottish Parliamentary Constituency level.

  An updated edition of Bus and Coach Statistics will be published on 12 April 2011.

  Charlie Gordon (Glasgow Cathcart) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce secondary legislation before the dissolution of the Parliament to enable civil enforcement of bus lanes.

Keith Brown: The Scottish Government is committed to introducing such legislation. Draft statutory instruments are almost complete but it will not be possible to lay the legislation before the dissolution of the Parliament.

Rape

Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions there were for (a) rape, (b) attempted rape and (c) indecent assault in (i) 2009 and (ii) 2010, broken down by police force area.

Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table.

  Persons Convicted for Rape, Attempted Rape and Indecent Assault, where Main Offence, in 2009-10.

  

Police Force
Rape1
Assault with Intent to Rape2
Indecent Assault


Central
1
0
4


Dumfries and Galloway
2
1
4


Fife
0
0
8


Grampian
4
2
4


Lothian and Borders
6
3
26


Northern
2
1
6


Strathclyde
23
6
49


Tayside
2
0
11


Scotland
41
13
112



  Notes:

  1. Contains one person convicted where police force unknown.

  2. The crime group "Assault with intent to rape" includes crimes of attempted rape and crimes of intent to rape.

  Information for 2010-11 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2010-11 Statistical Bulletin. This is due to be published in December 2011.

  The dates of all Scottish Government Official and National Statistics publications are pre-announced, and the up to date list of future publications can be found at:

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Search/Forthcoming.

Road Accidents

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been killed in accidents on roads in the Lothians region in each month since May 2007, broken down by road.

Keith Brown: The following table shows the number of people who have been killed in road accidents in Edinburgh and the Lothians by road in each month since May 2007.

  

Edinburgh and Lothians
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec


2007
A1
 
 
 
 
-
1
1
1
-
-
-
1


 
A70
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
A71
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


 
A899
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


 
A900
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
A904
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


 
B7003
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
B702
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


 
B8084
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


 
M8
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


 
Unclassified
 
 
 
 
2
1
-
2
-
1
1
-


2008
A1
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
A199
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


 
A7
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


 
A70
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
A701
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
A71
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
A90
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


 
A901
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
A904
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-


 
B7008
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
B701
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


 
B8046
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
C#
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
M8
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


 
M9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


 
Unclassified
-
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
3
2
-


2009
A198
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-


 
A199
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
-


 
A6094
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


 
A702
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
A71
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
A89
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
A901
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


 
B6369
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-


 
B701
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-


 
B9080
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
M8
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


 
Unclassified
-
2
1
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
1
-


2010
A1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
 
 
 


 
A199
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
 
 
 


 
A701
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
 
 


 
A702
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
 
 
 


 
A899
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
 
 


 
B6355
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
 
 
 


 
M8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
 
 
 


 
Unclassified
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
 
 
 



  Notes:

  *Figures for 2010 are provisional.

  #The road number for this road is not known.

Scotland Office

Alasdair Allan (Western Isles) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what the impact on its ability to govern would be if the Public Administration Committee’s recommendation that the Scotland Office could be merged with its counterparts for Wales and Northern Ireland was acted on.

Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government believes that the Scotland Office should be abolished. This is in line with views expressed by the current Secretary of State for Scotland under the previous administration.